HTC has slipped out the latest addition to the Desire lineup, the budget-friendly Desire U. Although not officially launched in Europe or North America, the new Desire U is detailed on HTC's Taiwan site and by the looks of it should fit in above the entry-level Desire C smartphone.

The Desire U is based around a 4-inch 800x480 screen and powered by yet to be detailed single-core 1GHz CPU and 512MB of RAM. It has 4GB of storage space and microSD card slot and comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera. HTC also threw in Android 4.0, Beats Audio, 802.11bgn WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0.

Unfortunately, the price is still unknown as is the info on whether we will actually see this one in Europe or anywhere else in the world.

HTC finally came clean on its Jelly Bean update plans and unfortunately some smartphones will never see the Android 4.1 treat.

This is pretty much in line with what other manufacturers are saying and HTC believes that Ice Cream Sandwich will simply provide a better user experience on phones with 512MB of RAM or less. If this is the case, users with the HTC One V and Desire C will be quite disappointed as these two phones are out of the loop.

To make things worse, HTC is saying that it will focus on smartphones released in the 2012, while older phones will put under consideration, which basically means there is a slim chance that those older devices will ever see Jelly Bean update.

Of course, HTC did not talk about precise dates, but the One X and One S smartphones have already started to get their piece of Jelly Bean heaven so other smartphones might be lining up as well.

HTC has officially unveiled its newest smartphone that will be a part of Desire lineup, the Desire C. Although it does not feel like a part of the Desire lineup, it will certainly draw a lot of attention as one of the most affordable Android 4.0 ICS running smartphones.

The new Desire C features a 3.5-inch LCD 320x480 touchscreen, yet to be detailed Qualcomm CPU running at 600MHz, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage backed by a microSD card slot and 25GB of free Dropbox storage for 2 years, Beats audio, a 5 megapixel back snapper and a 1230mAh battery.

The best part of the deal is that it will actually feature Android 4.0 ICS backed by HTC Sense 4.0 out of the box, something that most previously released devices still can't brag about. Although briefly mentioned, it appears that the Desire C will also have a NFC-enabled version as well. The Desire C will be available in black, white and red colors.

Although the official price hasn't been announced, some early listings are putting it at around €200 while in UK it should set you back for £169.99 unless you want to sign a £15.50 per month 2-year contract plan at T-Mobile so you can have it for free.